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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Approve the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission recommendation for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fish and Game Propagation Grant Funds to award $50,000;
b. Designate the grant applicants approved by the Board to receive the recommended funding award; and
c. Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks or designee to execute required grant agreements with the applicants approved by the Board, to receive a Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fish and Game Propagation Grant Fund Program award and to disburse the funding awards as delineated in Exhibit 1.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission recommendation for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fish and Game Propagation Grant Funds award;
b. Designate the grant applicants approved by the Board to receive the recommended funding award; and
c. Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks or designee to execute required grant agreements with the applicants approved by the Board, to receive a Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fish and Game Propagation Grant Fund Program award and to disburse the funding awards as delineated in Exhibit 1.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission (Commission) annually releases a Request for Proposal, accepts proposals, and recommends applicants for grants related to preservation and propagation of fish and wildlife. The Commission is recommending 11 applicants receive a 2026 grant.
DISCUSSION:
California Fish and Game Code Section 13100 (Code) establishes that fish and wildlife propagation funds be expended for the protection, conservation, propagation, and preservation of fish and wildlife resources, under the direction of the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the Fish and Game Code. Funds are received through various State of California Fish and Wildlife fines issued by Game Wardens, a...
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